The blues icon died Monday at 79, but his signature sound marches on. The "Bo Diddley beat" powers acts from the Rolling Stones to the White Stripes. Musicologist Ned Sublette celebrates Diddley's ...

That was the first thing Bo Diddley said to us before we walked onto the stage of the Music Machine club in West L.A. for two sets in 1983. We were a mix of members of the Blasters and X who had ...

On Capitol Hill, Bo Diddley hovered over an 1898 Edison recorder, playing his trademark rectangular guitar and singing into a large zinc horn as a vibrating needle scratched bands onto a slowly ...

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Chuck Berry had more hits with Chess Records, but Bo Diddley left an impression on rock ‘n’ roll that is just as permanent. Diddley, whose driving back beat led to several of his own hits and mega ...

Elvis had the look, Little Richard had the scream — but it was Bo Diddley who had the all-important beat. March marks the 60th anniversary of Diddley’s self-titled debut single, which introduced the ...

Mention Bo Diddley to just about anybody, and they’ll break into that trademark, shuffling pattern that will forever be known as the Bo Diddley beat. It’s no small achievement to have rock ’n’ roll’s ...

Rock-'n'-roll legend Bo Diddley died yesterday in his home in Florida. He was 79 years old. Born Elias McDaniel in McColm, Mississippi, he moved with his mother to Chicago at the age of seven. He made ...

Don McGee in for Corny O' Connell this morning. Have you heard? Today is the birth date of Bo Diddley, born on this day in 1928. A musician with his own beat! Today, let’s examine Bo’s influence on ...